Note: unless otherwise credited, the source of photos on
this page are from the private collection of S. Ferrall,
"The photos were among my grandfather, Fred Groth's
personal papers. He and my grandmother Dorothy bought the
old Postville creamery in 1939 and operated a poultry
business in the building. His father Ernest Groth is
listed as receiving a check. The old building stood until
December 2003, when the building burned to the ground,
was the Iowa Turkey Products plant. The Waukon creamery
picture was on a photo postcard. There is no date on the
card.

1894 Allamakee co. Creameries

Office
No.

Located at or near

Name of Creamery or Cheese
Factory

Proprietor, Secretary or
Manager

P.O. Address of Proprietor,
Sec'y or Manager

Shipping Station

Product Manufactured

Operated by individual,
co-operative
or stock company

Separator (S), Gathered cream
(GC) or both (B)

318

Dorchester

New
Albin Creamery Co.

New
Albin Creamery
Co.

New Albin

New Albin

Butter

Stock

GC

319

Lansing

New
Albin Creamery Co.

New
Albin Creamery
Co.

New Albin

Lansing

Butter

Stock

GC

320

Lycurgus

Lycurgus
Creamery

G.L.
Hubbell, Sec'y

Waukon

Waukon

Butter

Stock

GC

321

New
Albin

New
Albin Creamery Co.

New
Albin Creamery
Co.

Decorah

New Albin

Butter

Stock

GC

60

Postville

Postville
Farmers' Co-op

Ellison
Orr, Sec'y

Postville

Postville

Butter

Co-op

S

323

Quandahl

Arctic
Spring Creamery

J.D.
Johnson

Quandahl

Spring
Grove, Minn.

Butter

Ind.

GC

324

Village
Creek

Village
Creek

New
Albin Creamery
Co.

New Albin

Lansing

Butter

Stock

GC

136

Volney

Ossian
Creamery Co.

A.O.
Elvidge & Co.

Ossian

Volney

Butter

Stock

S &
GC

325

Waterville

Farmers
Co-op Creamery
& Commercial Co.

A.
Asleson, Sec'y

Waterville

Waterville

Butter

Co-op

GC

152

Waukon

Ludlow
Co-op Creamery Co.

A.G.
Winter, Sec'y

Waukon

Waukon

Butter

Co-op

S

39

Waukon

Oak Leaf
Creamery

G.L.
Hubbell, Sec'y

Waukon

Waukon

Butter

Stock

S &
GC

~source: Eighth Annual Report of the State
Dairy Commissioner to the Governor of the State of Iowa, for
the year 1894; F.R. Conaway, state printer, 1895
~extracted by S. Ferrall for Allamakee co. IAGenWeb

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Farmers Waukon Creamery, undated

~*~*~

1906 Allamakee co.
Creameries

Office
Record No.

Creamery Name

Name of Proprietor, Secretary
or Manager

P.O Address of Proprietor,
Secretary or Manager

Name of Buttermaker

Type of Creamery

9

Farmers'
Mutual Co-op Creamery Co.

Ben
Schwarzhoff

Dorchester

E.F.
Monke

Co-operative

10

Calhoun
Cremery Co. (Lansing)

P.E.
O'Donnell

Church

K.V.
Ferris

Co-operative

11

Postville
Farmers Co-op Creamery Co.

F.H.
Welzell

Postville

Jas. A.
Gordon

Co-operative

12

Farmers
Co-op Creamery & Commercial Co.

T.S.
Buringrud

Waterville

F.W.
Hessel

Co-operative

13

Ludlow
Co-op Creamery Co.

F.A.
Sanderman

Waukon

W.P.
Muth

Co-operative

14

Arctic
Springs Creamery Association (Quandahl)

O.C.
Flatberg

Spring
Grove, Minn.

M.E.
Bakken

Co-operative

15

Farmers
Waukon Co-op Creamery Co.

J.L.
White

Waukon

Jackson
Smith

Co-operative

16

New
Albin Co-op Creamery Co.

R.G. May

New
Albin

E. Rice

Co-operative

~source: Twentieth Annual Report of State
Dairy Commissioner to the Governor of the State of Iowa for
the year 1906, by H.R. Wright, Food & Dairy Commissioner,
printed 1907
~extracted by S. Ferrall for Allamakee co. IAGenWeb

1896At the creamery meeting the following officers
were elected for the year. It was proven at this meeting
that it costs from 61/2 to 171/2 cents to haul 100 lbs.
of milk, according to condition of the roads.
President, Joseph Steel
Secretary, Ellison Orr
Treasurer, John B. Hart
Directors, Chas. H, Krumm and Evan Swenson

1898
The annual meeting of the Postville Farmers creamery was
held on Monday and the following were elected officers:
President - Henry Webb
Vice President - John Winkowitsch
Secretary - F. H. Welzel
Treasurer - John Hart
Directors for three years - Ellison Orr and B. F.
Schroeder
~Iowa Volksblatt January 7, 1898

1913
At the Postville Farmers Creamery meeting Monday the
following officers were elected. The creamery has enjoyed
a very successful season, having sold 450,927 pounds of
butter for $129,598.99, which is twelve thousand dollars
better than last year, although the output was about
8,000 pounds less.
President - J. R. Laughlin
Vice President - Wm. Harris
Secretary - J. W. Campbell
Treasurer - G. W. Harris
Directors for three years - Charles Huebner and F. H.
Brandt
~Postville Review, Friday, January 10, 1913

1914
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Postville
Farmers Co-Operative Creamery Co. was held at Turner Hall
Monday afternoon and was largely attended. Everything was
harmonious. The Secretary's report showed the factory had
done the largest year's business in the history of the
factory, the gross receipts being $144,804.49. The
meeting was called to order by Vice President William
Harris, after which the annual reports of Secretary
Campbell and Treasurer George W. Harris were read and
accepted, after which the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President J. R. Laughlin
Vice President Wm. Harris
Secretary Geo. W. Fay
Treasurer Geo. W. Harris
Directors for three years Charles M. Kerr and Warner
Harris
~Postville Herald, Friday, January 9, 1914

1920
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Postville
Farmers Co-Operative Creamery Co. was held on Monday
afternoon of this week and was well attended. The annual
report of Secretary Sander showed the creamery had the
largest year's business in it's history. Following the
reading of the report the election of officers took place
with the result that the old gang were re-elected with
the exception of the last named director, to-wit:
President - Chas H. Huebner
Vice-President - Wm. Harris
Secretary - Carl C. Sander
Treasurer - Col. Geo. Waters
Directors - C. M. Kerr, W. H. Hein
~Postville Herald, Fri., January 9, 1920

1922
At the annual meeting of the shareholders of the
Postville Farmers Co-Operative Creamery, held on Monday,
the affairs of the company's factory were found to be in
a most prosperous condition. The following officers were
elected:
President, Chas. Huebner
Vice President, Wm. Harris
Secretary, Harold Hangartner
Treasurer, Carl G. Welzel
Directors, Geo. Schultz and Fred Brandt
~Postville Herald, Thur., Jan. 5, 1922

1930
That the Postville Farmers Creamery is still going stong is
evidenced by the fact that forty-three of the patrons pulled
down checks for $100 and over during the month of March.

Patron

Amount

Patron

Amount

H.N. Turner

$445.13

Alvin Meyer

$138.94

Caldow Bros.

$341.40

Fred Everman

$138.86

Ed Gass

$310.94

Will Koenig

$136.61

M.C. Deering & Son

$305.14

C.C. Meyer

$130.01

Ross Koth

$260.35

K.J. Kerr

$127.67

Ed Schlee

$227.00

Art Schroeder

$127.38

Ernest Groth & Son

$197.08

John Dyke

$126.89

F.L. Williams

$190. 60

Ed McNeil

$125.05

Art Foels

$177.57

Will Everman

$122.83

Christofferson & Marston

$170.56

Mrs. B. Brainard estate

$122.79

E.T. Paulson

$161.29

Ben Erickson

$120.62

J.C. Weihe

$160. 14

Henry Larson

$114.59

Fred Kneeskern

$158.83

Schultz & Schroeder

$112.75

Tom Monroe

$158.79

W.H. Meyer

$111.72

Mrs. C.H. Schroeder

$157.19

Cevert Meyer

$109.42

Will Schwinefus

$155.55

H.C. Meyer

$108.11

Warner Harris

$154.48

L.H. Lenth

$104.09

S.A. Green & Son

$147.02

E.H. Brandt

$102.37

Ervin Dickman

$144.60

Frank Lawson

$101.22

Albert Foels

$148.25

Ira Smith

$100.90

Kamp & Schroeder

$141.45

Huebner & Webster

$100.65

Lawrence Welzel

$100.57

~Postville Herald, May 1, 1930
~contributed by S. Ferrall

1937
Stockholders of the Postville Farmers Co-Operative Society
met in annual session at Turner Hall Tuesday afternoon and
heard the report of their agent, Carl C. Sander, which showed
them that their company had enjoyed one of the most
prosperous years since its existence. The increase in sales
over 1935 amounted to $85,000., all branches of the business
showing a substantial increase and this prompted the
stockholders to vote a six per cent dividend on the capital
stock of the corporation. The following officers were elected
for the coming year, all of them succeeding themselves
excepting W. F. Baltz who was elected to succeed Wilbert
Wilke:
President - F. W. Benjegerdes
Vice President - S. A. Green
Secretary - E. C. Marston
Treasurer - E. W. Green
Directors - H. C. Meyer, W. M. Harris, and Wm. F. Baltz. The
holdover directors are: Elmer McMartin, J. A. Schroeder,
Frank F. Hangartner, Frank Reinhardt, Lee B. Folsom and John
Backhaus
~Postville Herald, Thursday, February 11, 1937

At the annual meeting of the Calhoun
Co-operative creamery's stockholders, William Thompson was
elected to succeed himself for a term of three years, and Ole
Orness to succeed Andrew Laughlin. Other members of the board
are Harry Lenz, Joe Weipert and O.E. Buntrock. Milton Wilde
and Willard Marti were hired as buttermakers, the latter to
do the secretarial work. The reports showed a total of
$177,367.30 of business transacted during the past year. A
total of 533,798 pounds of butter were made. The creamery was
organized in 1896 and re-built in 1925. It is located at
Church.
~LaCrosse Tribune, February 3, 1938
~contributed by S. Ferrall